Northwest/Delta Foil Kite Carry On

[Matixsnow]

Anyone have any experiences with a foil kite as a carry on with Northwest or Delta? I am going to Utah and have never brought a foil kite as a carry on.

[monkey1031]

You'll probably get "extra screening" through security. Anytime I've brought a parachute on as carry on, they been a little jumpy. A foil kite will look similar enough that some (most) TSA won't know what the hell the difference is between the two.

-smd7

[BBAddict]

No problems with the kite, but the bar is iffy. Some people think it makes a good bludgeoning tool.

[Prof Marc]

I've flown with kites and bars as carry-on many times. There's no metal, so the screeners let it through. But they've sometime asked what the bars were for.

--Marc

[seamonkey]

A gate-check woman got a lttle skeptical with me last year on the way to Utah. My foil kite bag has a blank spot, Pilot:........ where I had markered in my name. They did confiscate my batman suit, however.

[Matixsnow]

Batman suit???

[Matixsnow]

I was able to carry on both my 12m and 7.5m kite with no problems. I packed my bars into my checked luggage.

[Pat Hinch]

I've flown a few times with my foils but always checked them as baggage. I've put them in a seperate duffle bag with my ski boots, helmet, and clothing. The weight has always been right at the limit but not a problem.
Good luck